Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex for under 5s

Data for 01 Jan 1851 to 31 Dec 1860:

Sex = Male	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	746	389	266	175	152
Measles	1,492	2,816	1,274	722	411
Scarlatina	1,224	2,534	2,596	2,528	1,903
Diphtheria	90	115	76	57	51
Whooping-cough	2,830	2,092	880	518	287
Typhus	558	591	570	478	434
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	10,398	3,642	819	323	190
Other Zymotic Dis.	2,663	1,630	1,224	881	584
Cancer	10	4	5	7	4
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	1,520	1,023	442	183	118
Phthisis	992	795	389	222	202
Hydrocephalus	2,731	2,128	881	418	341
Diseases of Brain	21,749	2,606	1,127	638	422
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	213	188	124	100	105
Dis. of Lungs	12,912	6,003	2,166	1,129	665
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	1,736	367	162	113	92
Dis. of Kidneys	32	25	25	26	21
Dis. of Gener. Organs	7	1	0	0	0
Dis. of the Joints	27	20	26	23	30
Dis. of the Skin	180	40	18	4	13
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	933	534	587	449	434
Other Causes	24,154	4,655	1,026	349	240

Sex = Female	Age in single years between birth & 5
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition)	0	1	2	3	4
Small-pox	653	371	296	205	149
Measles	1,323	2,700	1,393	761	398
Scarlatina	963	2,424	2,600	2,276	1,833
Diphtheria	66	107	94	73	65
Whooping-cough	3,123	2,616	1,337	744	419
Typhus	465	594	595	542	487
Cholera, Diarrh., Dysenty	8,868	3,516	781	293	172
Other Zymotic Dis.	2,351	1,465	1,129	774	566
Cancer	6	6	10	6	1
Scrofula, Tabes Mesent.	1,215	947	361	164	112
Phthisis	847	749	411	221	189
Hydrocephalus	1,823	1,517	662	407	274
Diseases of Brain	16,555	2,464	1,137	645	420
Heart Dis. & Dropsy	177	191	93	85	89
Dis. of Lungs	9,608	5,895	2,208	1,231	671
Dis. of Stom. & Liver	1,175	376	176	113	86
Dis. of Kidneys	15	21	15	11	12
Dis. of Gener. Organs	2	4	6	1	0
Dis. of the Joints	36	22	16	23	24
Dis. of the Skin	165	67	32	9	7
Childbirth & Metria	0	0	0	0	0
Violent Deaths	813	435	410	341	276
Other Causes	19,576	4,555	1,065	378	246

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Date:	Source:
1851 - 1860	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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Date:	Acknowledgments:
1851 - 1860	Robert Woods (Department of Geography, University of Liverpool). Role: transcriber. Restrictions on use: the contributor must be acknowledged but the data may be freely used for non-commercial purposes.

 

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